MISTLETOE EXTRACT HELIXOR TREATMENT ATTENUATES ALLERGIC AIRWAY REMODELING IN A MOUSE MODEL OF ASTHMA

Kalemci S., Yildiz G., Zeybek A., Ayik S., ÇETİN E. S., Micili S. C., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.183-189, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.183-189
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asthma, mouse, viscum album extract, VISCUM-ALBUM, MURINE MODEL, IN-VITRO, INFLAMMATION, EOSINOPHILS, RESPONSES, LECTIN, MICE, VIVO
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Mistletoe extracts (Viscum album extracts. VAE), widely used in complementary and alternative cancer therapy, possess cytotoxic, as well as immunostimulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. We investigated anti-inflammatory effect of Mistletoe extract Helixor as a possible approach for preventing ovalbumin-induced airway remodeling in a mouse model of asthma.